by Ilana Cohen, The Nation.<\/p>\n
Climate activists at other institutions can learn from Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard after their victory at the world\u2019s richest university.<\/em><\/p>\n EDITOR\u2019S NOTE: This story was produced for Student Nation, a program of The Nation Fund for Independent Journalism dedicated to highlighting the best of student journalism.<\/p>\n F<\/span>or nearly a decade, we petitioned, protested, and politicked. We met with members of the Harvard Corporation, several of whom have personally profited from<\/a> the fossil fuel industry, only to hear them repeat the same empty talking points. We risked and incurred arrest<\/a> storming the Harvard-Yale field in the largest university divestment protest ever. Most recently, we filed a legal complaint<\/a> against Harvard with the Massachusetts Attorney General\u2019s Office. What did we get from Harvard in return? A whole lot of obfuscation and some half-measures. Or so it seemed until last week. In a surprise announcement last Thursday, Harvard finally announced<\/a> that it would divest from fossil fuels.<\/p>\n